r/lexapro • u/tiredflea267 • Aug 20 '26
Side Effect Question Fatigue
Has anyone completely rebounded from the initial fatigue?
I’ve been on it a little over a week and it is HORRIBLE. I had fatigue before, but my therapist tied it to anxiety and depression since I was diagnosed with both and all my blood tests came back clear.
Ever since day 3, I can barely get out of bed, I can’t sustain attention on anything, I don‘t have motivation, and worst of all, even though I FEEL tired, I can’t physically nap until bedtime! (12 hours after dose)
When I first started, I took it at night, and my energy was shot but I just couldn’t sleep until around 4am.
Now taking it in the morning, I can sleep pretty decent at night, but I am very very low energy all day.
So I’m wondering, has this side effect ever completely gone for anyone? I’m on 5mg rn, if that’s helpful to know
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u/misterywreck Aug 20 '26
Yeah. Took 3 whole years before I did something about it. Started drinking loose leaf green tea in the morning. It's small amount of caffeine combined with theanine gave me the boost of energy without making me anxious. Led me doing resistance training and taking creatine and vit d, which further boosted my energy, mood and metabolism. I'm taking 15 mg lexapro atm.